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Its not. We use federated authorities and chains of trust all over the place. But now its actually possible to have a distributed ledger so we're searching fo
by jayd16 5y ago
Its not. We use federated authorities and chains of trust all over the place.
But now its actually possible to have a distributed ledger so we're searching for problems to solve with this solution.
- rantwasp 5y agosure thing. we have invented something and now we are trying to apply it /s how did the authorities and the chains of trust emerge in the first place? Is a system that uses a central authority more or less stable than a system that does not rely on the said authority?
- jayd16 5y agoMost consumer safety/encryption uses some kind of certificate chain with trusted roots. Its used from app installs to SSL to credit transactions. Seems to be very efficient, cheap and effective.
- rantwasp 5y agonah. you're talking the tech. I'm talking about the actual authority. What if someone decided that they would not issues you a cert? How would you do business at that point? But it's so efficient you says... Also, it's efficient up to the point where you have to revoke a certificate. At that point the fun starts.